Analysis for Peacocks Like Children Screaming

Lexical analysis

Number of words (tokens): 2236
Number of distinct words (types): 604
Average number of words per sentence: 12.85
Average number of words per paragraph: 1118.0
Lexical Density: 0.27
Longest Word: 'backslidden.' (12)
Shortest Word: 'one' (3)
Ten Most Frequent Words:
preacher 21
like 19
kids 17
said 17
momma 15
come 15
ledford 14
get 12
got 12
told 9

Textual analysis

Number of paragraphs: 2
Average number of sentences per paragraph:: 87.0
Longest Sentence: 'folks was running up and down the aisles and speaking in tongues and praising jesus so loud and so hard that nobody noticed june star as she inched her way through our legs quietly, meekly, like a little ewe lamb.' (40 words)
Shortest Sentence: 'daddy said.' (2 words)
Readability according to Gunning-Fog Index
(the higher, the harder to read):		 5.93
Readability according to Automated Readability Index
(the higher, the harder to read):		 -2.43
Readability according to Coleman-Liau Index
(the higher, the harder to read):		 -0.07
Average readability
(the higher, the harder to read):		 1.14

Phrasal analysis

Ten most frequent two-word phrases:
ledford kids 5
june star 5
get saved 4
ledford children 3
ledford boys 3
good dose 3
holy ghost 3
new preacher 3
got quiet 2
hickory switch 2
Ten most frequent three-word phrases:
six year old 2
little six year 1
ledford boys quieted 1
big ole smile 1
new preacher come 1
noticed june star 1
except little june 1
church parking lot 1
little june star 1
started getting agitated 1
Ten most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words
in the 11
of the 8
them kids 7
of them 7
the preacher 7
to the 7
to come 7
them ledford 6
on the 6
the ledford 6
Ten most frequent three-word phrases, including stop words:
all over the 5
over the place 4
this was the 4
them ledford kids 4
to come down 4
was the time 3
wants you to 3
he told us 3
a good dose 3
one of them 3
Most frequent two-word phrases:
ledford kids 5
june star 5
get saved 4
holy ghost 3
ledford boys 3
new preacher 3
ledford children 3
good dose 3
got quiet 2
“yes sir” 2
baby bailey 2
hickory switch 2
wild kids 2
everybody got 2
backslidden christians 2
ledford place 2
preacher come 2
six year 2
really think 2
momma said 2
parking lot 2
smiling big 2
church house 2
right along 2
year old 2
“praise jesus” 2
just like 2
Most frequent three-word phrases:
six year old 2
Most frequent five-word phrases:
this was the time when 2
good dose of the holy 2
a good dose of the 2
Most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words:
in the 11
of the 8
to come 7
them kids 7
of them 7
to the 7
the preacher 7
them ledford 6
was the 6
over the 6
on the 6
the ledford 6
was a 6
she was 6
we all 6
into the 6
the lord 5
come down 5
june star 5
to be 5
like she 5
carrying on 5
that preacher 5
up and 5
all over 5
he was 5
they was 5
we was 5
up there 5
ledford kids 5
like they 4
this was 4
get saved 4
there was 4
the front 4
up in 4
the place 4
was all 4
the holy 4
trying to 4
for the 4
a good 4
told us 4
you to 4
this preacher 3
he told 3
of it 3
looking at 3
talking about 3
ledford children 3
had just 3
him to 3
to us 3
them kind 3
our preacher 3
with the 3
only one 3
each other 3
preacher was 3
come out 3
they were 3
she said 3
she had 3
even them 3
said he 3
out and 3
like a 3
to go 3
and they 3
one that 3
the time 3
when they 3
ledford boys 3
with him 3
to get 3
one of 3
the bible 3
good dose 3
ain’t no 3
a week 3
the only 3
be with 3
holy ghost 3
new preacher 3
dose of 3
arm and 3
and the 3
up all 3
out of 3
the church 3
wants you 3
not be 3
preacher to 2
got quiet 2
“yes sir” 2
go up 2
baby bailey 2
with all 2
the floor 2
hickory switch 2
everybody got 2
and a 2
what we 2
really think 2
boys was 2
kind of 2
his head 2
he had 2
momma had 2
put them 2
the arm 2
their faces 2
with her 2
the air 2
everybody there 2
along with 2
kids with 2
them to 2
gather up 2
like that 2
to see 2
to do 2
their heads 2
all of 2
them snakes 2
“praise jesus” 2
was always 2
kind that 2
want that 2
when it 2
out to 2
he didn’t 2
not to 2
stood there 2
backslidden christians 2
a lot 2
ledford place 2
preacher come 2
enough to 2
to look 2
they shall 2
hanging on 2
waiting for 2
and daddy 2
parking lot 2
and put 2
smiling big 2
church house 2
told the 2
rest of 2
to live 2
get us 2
the men 2
was little 2
and we 2
all stood 2
a hickory 2
just like 2
of us 2
sat at 2
when you 2
into your 2
and started 2
i guess 2
with us 2
their hair 2
the other 2
for a 2
to gather 2
kids up 2
they wasn’t 2
she stepped 2
on their 2
she wanted 2
to take 2
year old 2
and not 2
they ain’t 2
up them 2
the car 2
the boxes 2
on and 2
faces and 2
the pulpit 2
“do you 2
he said 2
at the 2
the new 2
six year 2
us back 2
all got 2
the back 2
preachers that 2
right along 2
them wild 2
they are 2
’cause the 2
time when 2
tell you 2
momma said 2
lot of 2
wild kids 2
was listening 2
and get 2
the pews 2
from the 2
me and 2
know what 2
up to 2
we needed 2
on with 2
and my 2
was coming 2
get a 2
kids to 2
want to 2
look at 2
take up 2
up a 2
would get 2
that preacher’s 2
in his 2
and when 2
momma and 2
ask him 2
he wants 2
the rest 2
listening to 2
down from 2
were running 2
to make 2
coming down 2
they could 2
Most frequent three-word phrases, including stop words:
all over the 5
this was the 4
to come down 4
over the place 4
them ledford kids 4
was the time 3
a good dose 3
one of them 3
he told us 3
like she was 3
the holy ghost 3
good dose of 3
wants you to 3
out of the 3
into the church 3
of the holy 3
six year old 2
what we needed 2
out to the 2
that preacher to 2
we all stood 2
their faces and 2
the ledford place 2
this preacher was 2
they ain’t no 2
the new preacher 2
just like they 2
the only one 2
dose of the 2
them kids up 2
the ledford boys 2
up in the 2
said he didn’t 2
all got quiet 2
the arm and 2
them wild kids 2
the ledford children 2
everybody there was 2
to get saved 2
only one that 2
he wants you 2
they was all 2
them kind that 2
me and my 2
the rest of 2
she had just 2
get us back 2
was listening to 2
like they are 2
come out and 2
preacher come out 2
was a good 2
we all got 2
a hickory switch 2
want that preacher 2
trying to gather 2
we was all 2
up all over 2
of them ledford 2
in the air 2
the church house 2
be with him 2
for a week 2
the time when 2
right along with 2
a lot of 2
him to come 2
go up there 2
and we all 2
to gather up 2
was the only 2
to be with 2
Most frequent four-word phrases, including stop words:
all over the place 4
a good dose of 3
this was the time 3
up in the air 2
we all got quiet 2
dose of the holy 2
he wants you to 2
up all over the 2
trying to gather up 2
of the holy ghost 2
into the church house 2
to be with him 2
the only one that 2
preacher come out and 2
want that preacher to 2
good dose of the 2
was the time when 2